Colin Edwynn Explained

Colin Edwynn
Birth Name:Colin Edwin Thompson
Birth Date:23 September 1933
Birth Place:Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
Death Date:31 October 2018 (age 85)
Death Place:Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Occupation:Actor
Yearsactive:1966-2009
Spouse:Elizabeth A A Quickfall (m.1959)[1]

Colin Edwynn (23 September 1933 – 31 October 2018[2]) was an actor who appeared as PC Jimmy Conway in the British television soap opera Coronation Street between 1967 and 1972.

Career

He appeared in several episodes of the long running BBC Radio comedy The Clitheroe Kid as Mr Humphrey Brocklebank and worked with Les Dawson in his long-running radio show Listen to Les.He has also appeared in the television series Bergerac, Out of the Blue, Wycliffe and Heartbeat. Edwynn also made an appearance in one episode of the sitcom Dinnerladies.

From 1981 he ran the Queen's Head pub in Tebworth, Bedfordshire.

Personal life

Born as Colin Edwin Thompson, on becoming an actor he changed his name to Colin Edwynn - his surname made up of the name of his idol actor Ed Wynn.

In 1959 he married Elizabeth Quickfall. They had two sons together. His wife predeceased him. Edwynn died in Luton, Bedfordshire on 31 October 2018 aged 85.[3]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1970 Dick Turpin - and the Legend of Black Bess[4] Dick Turpin
1974 Who Killed Lamb?[5] Michael
Miss Julie[6] House Servant
1997 The Missing Postman[7] Alfie

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Colin Edwynn. IMDb.
  2. Web site: View Colin Edwynn's Notice on lutontoday.co.uk and share memories.
  3. Web site: limited . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/1795958080678705/2237229356551573 . 2022-04-27. Friends of the Queens Head on Facebook . Facebook.
  4. Web site: Dick Turpin - and the Legend of Black Bess (1970).
  5. Web site: Who Killed Lamb? (1974).
  6. Web site: Miss Julie (1974).
  7. Web site: The Missing Postman (1997).